New tool gloat (sort of)

[reddog552]

I live High atop the Alleghnies,Have worked in communications all my life. TV,Radio,Radar,Cell,911 built the towers and install the antennas line radios. Pretty much turn key on a project. Being in the mountains small touns area We now have this.http://www.cambriaconnected.com/services.php

[eccentrictinkerer]

Minneapolis is in the process of installing wi-fi Internet service throughout the city. The system will be complete by late summer.

I've been on the system for about a month. My move was prompted by a recent rate increase, by Comcast, to over $64/month!

The wi-fi charge is $17.95/mo. As a charter subscriber I get the second year free with a prepaid first year. So now I have service for $9.00/month. (I bought the special wireless modem for $89.95.)

It took some tweaking to get my home wireless system set up, but the wi-fi company's help desk people were very helpful. (The help desk is here in town, not in India!)

I gave up Comcast's really fast service (5-7 Mps) for the standard wi-fi service of 1 Mps. It's a little slower for surfing, but I can watch a Youtube video in real time.

I hope the competition will force Comcast to review their pricing. They've lost 4 customers just on my block.

On of the biggest benefits to the city is that now all the city government services, police, fire, etc. are on the same system at a greatly reduced cost.